Well, that woke me up...

[jasonu]

Spend it here rather than possibly going overseas.

Email that to Jonkey. It could be Unzudds new tourism slogan.

[awayatc]

Most of the truck traffic on ferry goes to and from christchurch....
With SH1 out if action for quite some time one could only have wished for some alternative way of transporting all those containers. ...

Shame christchurch hasn't got a port....
Shame there is no water connecting north and south islands
Shame we haven't got ferries and ships etc....

[Grumph]

Most of the truck traffic on ferry goes to and from christchurch....
With SH1 out if action for quite some time one could only have wished for some alternative way of transporting all those containers. ...

Shame christchurch hasn't got a port....
Shame there is no water connecting north and south islands
Shame we haven't got ferries and ships etc....

I mentioned the RO/RO terminal at Lyttelton earlier. saw a mention of coastal shipping in a news conference too.
Doubt if there's a ship in NZ waters at present free to do it - and doubt if the interisland ferries would want to.
Maybe the one which normally carries mainly rail ?
A ship or ships would have to be sourced and leased - at least a month before anything would be running.

If madness' link was to Pacifica's RO/RO operation, it'll have been fully booked up for months as from yesterday...and only two ships I think anyway.
Bet they're ringing round worldwide for another.
For bike transport it works best ChCh-Auckland. Know guys who've used it for Puke Classic festival and the reverse, guys who've come down for the SoT.
Ship the van and fly at the last minute.

[Grumph]

Email that to Jonkey. It could be Unzudds new tourism slogan.

Well he's going to be spending our money in the SI.....

I know you hated Helen with a passion - but she holidayed in NZ. If there was a track available to walk, she walked it - and was happy to be seen doing it for tourism. And seemed to enjoy it too...
What message does John Key's holidays in Hawaii send as Minister of Tourism ?

[Bass]

I am heading down for our annual ride crossing over 5 dec. we all booked already for six bikes but seems like the wrong thing to do now? We are going west coast anyway but no fixed agenda really. Maybe rainbow and molesworth.

Similar situation - heading home to Invercargill for Xmas. Mum is 92, so probably not too many more opportunities.
Does anyone know what condition Molesworth is in?

[Cosmik de Bris]

Did I hear the guy from the Insurance Providers Association, or whatever it's called, on the radio saying that the Christchurch experience with insurers was good?

I pity those people in Kaikoura.

[EJK]

Poor cows. Their lives are at steak.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-e...a-quake-island

Jokes aside, it's kinda sad.

[sidecar bob]

What message does John Key's holidays in Hawaii send as Minister of Tourism ?

That his idea of a good time is different to Helens??

[sidecar bob]

Most of the truck traffic on ferry goes to and from christchurch....
With SH1 out if action for quite some time one could only have wished for some alternative way of transporting all those containers. ...

Shame christchurch hasn't got a port....
Shame there is no water connecting north and south islands
Shame we haven't got ferries and ships etc....

Im not sure why we have thousands of trucks destroying the roads when rail & sea options are available.
Maybe its got to do with the massive amount of RUC's the truckers pay.

[Laava]

Similar situation - heading home to Invercargill for Xmas. Mum is 92, so probably not too many more opportunities.
Does anyone know what condition Molesworth is in?

Closed until further notice due to...
http://www.doc.govt.nz/molesworth

[neels]

This isn't the first time the coast road has been closed, and it won't be the last, it may take a bit longer to get fixed this time though...have done the route from blenheim via the wairau valley a couple of times, a bit tedious and a bit longer but all on pretty good roads.

Just another temporary arrangement, like the broken roads in christchurch.....

[Akzle]

Poor cows. Their lives are at steak.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-e...a-quake-island

Jokes aside, it's kinda sad.

good to see someone started a "save the cows" kickstarter!!

unfortunately for many of them, they probably have life insurance and it'll be cheaper shooting them.

[Akzle]

Im not sure why we have thousands of trucks destroying the roads when rail & sea options are available.
Maybe its got to do with the massive amount of RUC's the truckers pay.

and a weak rail union! harrumf!

[sidecar bob]

Good too see the Chinese tourists were safely evacuated by a helicopter chartered by the Chinese Embassy. Fuck everyone else though, as long as their own are safe.
Do these people even have part of a soul?

[EJK]

Good too see the Chinese tourists were safely evacuated by a helicopter chartered by the Chinese Embassy. Fuck everyone else though, as long as their own are safe.
Do these people even have part of a soul?

Yeah! IKR? Surely they must have had some room in the cargo bay?? Those cows ain't gonna rescue themselves you know!